Baldness: Myths And Facts

There have always been many stories, myths and misconceptions about hair loss and baldness…here are just some:

• If you wash your hair too much, you will lose hair. FALSE.
  
  
• Wearing tight baseball caps (or helmets) too often will make you bald. FALSE.
  
  
• There may be gasses or poisons in the air that cause baldness. FALSE.
  
  
• Hanging upside down may encourage hair growth/re-growth. FALSE.
  
  
• Baldness may have a connection to fertility in men. FALSE.
  
  
• Brushing your hair hundreds of times per day can help stimulate hair growth. FALSE.
  
  
• Some hair styles that cause pressure or tension on the hair, like tight ponytails or corn rows, can cause hair thinning or hair loss. TRUE.
  
  
• Certain hair products, like sprays or gels, can damage the hair follicles. FALSE (though they may damage strands of hair already grown).
  
  
• Hair dryers can cause hair to thin. FALSE. (But too much hair drying or flat-ironing can break or damage existing hair.)
  
  
• Certain vitamin deficiencies can cause hair loss. TRUE.
  
  
• If a man’s father had a full head of hair, then he will have the same. DEPENDS. (Hair loss/growth/kind of hair determined by genes from both parents.)